State Council may refer to:

Government

State Council of the People's Republic of China The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the e ...

, the national cabinet and chief administrative authority of China, headed by the

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

State Council of the Republic of Korea The State Council of the Republic of Korea () is the chief executive body and national cabinet of South Korea involved in discussing "important policies that fall within the power of the Executive" as specified by the Constitution. The most i ...

, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

* Council of State of Norway, the Cabinet of Norway, led by the

Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway (, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet of Norway, Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government departme ...

Legislature

State Council of Crimea The State Council of Crimea is the parliament of the Russia-administered Republic of Crimea (Russia), Republic of Crimea. It claims to be a continuation of the 'Supreme Council of Crimea' following a vote by the Ukrainian parliament to dissolv ...

, the legislative branch of the Republic of Crimea

Advisory body

State Council (Russia) The State Council () is an advisory body to the Russian head of state, which deals with issues of the highest importance to the state as a whole. The council was established by a decree of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on September ...

, advisory body to the President of Russia

Former organizations

State Council of the Soviet Union Following the August 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, the State Council of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (), also known as the State Soviet (), was formed on 5 September 1991 and was designed to be one of the most important gov ...

, the chief administrative authority in the final days of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) * (中華民國國務院), the chief executive authority and national cabinet of the Beijing-based

Beiyang government The Beiyang government was the internationally recognized government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China between 1912 and 1928, based in Beijing. It was dominated by the generals of the Beiyang Army, giving it its name. B ...

of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

State Council of the Republic of China State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

, the supreme authority of the Nanjing-based national government of the

* Iowa State Council for Defense, the council that approved the official state flag of Iowa * State Council (Brunei), former legislative body established under the Supplementary Treaty of 1905/1906 *

State Council of Ceylon The State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time. It ...

, the legislative body created in colonial Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) under the Donoughmore Constitution * State Council of the Russian Empire, the supreme state advisory body to the Tsar in Imperial Russia *

State Council of Joseon The State Council of Joseon or Uijeongbu was the highest organ of government under the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. It was led by three officials known as the High State Councillors. The Councilors were entrusted to deliberate over key problems of s ...

, the highest organ of government under the Joseon Dynasty of Korea *

State Council (German-Austria) The State Council () was the executive leadership of the Republic of German-Austria, a collegiate body established in the last days of World War I by the Provisional National Assembly. Details The council comprised the three co-equal Preside ...

, the executive leadership of the Republic of German-Austria, established in the last days of World War I *

State Council of East Germany The State Council of the German Democratic Republic ( German: ''Staatsrat der DDR'') was the standing organ of the People's Chamber and functioned as the collective head of state of the German Democratic Republic, most commonly referred to as Ea ...

, the collective head of state in East Germany from 1960 to 1990. *

State Council of the Principality of Bulgaria State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

, an organ established by the Second Grand National Assembly that lasted during Alexander's period of authoritarian rule (1881-1883) *

State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria The State Council () was the standing organ of the Bulgarian National Assembly from 1971 to 1990. It was the collective head of state before the creation of the office of Chairman (President) in 1990. It operated similarly to the Presidium of the ...

, the highest organ of government in the

People's Republic of Bulgaria The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; , NRB; ) was the official name of Bulgaria when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP; ) together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agraria ...

from 1971 to 1990. *

State National Council Krajowa Rada Narodowa in Polish language, Polish (translated as State National Council or Homeland National Council, abbreviated to KRN) was a parliament-like political body created during the later stages of World War II in Nazi Germany, German- ...

, a communist-controlled, parliament-like body formed in the late stages of the Second World War in German-occupied Warsaw *

State Council of Romania The State Council () was the executive authority of Communist Romania from 1961 to 1989. It was the collective head of state before the creation of the office of President in 1974. Powers 1961–1974 The State Council was created in 1961 with a ...

, the supreme executive authority of the Socialist Republic of Romania from 1961 to 1989. *

State Council of Slovakia State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

, the upper house of the parliament of the

Slovak State Slovak may refer to: * Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'') * Slovaks, a Western Slavic ethnic group * Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages * Slovak, Arkan ...

(1939–1945) In military: *

State Defense Council The State Defense Council is the military command committee of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI), established by the separatist government of Dzhokhar Dudayev in 1992. The State Defense Committee was established in a combined emergency ses ...

, the military committee of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria *

State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council ( ; abbreviated SPDC or , ) was the official name of the Military dictatorship, military government of Burma (Myanmar) which, in 1997, succeeded the State Law and Order Restoration Council (; abbrevi ...

, the military regime of Myanmar In other fields: *

New York State Council on the Arts The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) serves to foster and advance the arts, culture, and creativity throughout New York State, according to its website. The goal of the council is to allow all New Yorkers to benefit from the contribution ...

, an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York * Old North State Council, a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the western Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina * Seventh-day Adventist Church State Council, a non-profit organization that works to preserve and promote religious freedom

Government

Legislature

Advisory body

Former organizations

See also